St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07

@ ncr or keeper OF any female dogs
snail be taxed and pay license there
for as above specified OF four (S4) dollars
annually for each and every female dog
by such person owned or Kept within
the limits OF said city.
See. >. 1t is hereby made the duty of
every Pc icCman WHO may be designated
by the Mayor OF said city 10 list and as
SeSS upon each and every male dog
owned or kept within the district as
signed to such policeman, the above men,
toned sum OF Two so dollars rs tax
thereon, and upon each and every female
dog owned OF kept within his district
the aforementioned sum of four (S4)
dollars as tax thereon, the same to be
entered in Il listing book or books to be
prepared at the expense of the city and
furnished to the policeman designated
by the Mayor for such district, wherein
said policeman shall enter the name or
names OF the owner or owners OF the
keeper or keepers of all dogs in his
district, with number OF house
and street where owned or kept,
with the sex thereof, and the
amount of the tax thereon as herein
above provided, and also the color of
all such dogs and such other description
identifying said dogs. a duplicate of
such list and the tax shall be filed with
the City Clerk and kept by said Clerk in
a separate book. Upon the payment To
the City Clerk of the tax upon any dog
he shall give a receipt therefor to the
person paying the same.
The City Clerk shall pay over to the
City Treasurer at least once Il week all
moneys by him collected for dog tax and
license as hercinabove provided, less -
cents for each dog, and take said Treas
urer'S receipt therefor. The rs cents
reserved rs aforesaid by the City Clerk
is in full compensation for his services
hereunder and for the costs of dog tags
or marks. Which said City Clerk is hereby
directed and required To furnish for dis
tribution.
Said City Clerk shall report monthly
to the Common Council the amount col
lected for dog tax and license, which
report shall be referred to the City
Comptroller, To he by him entered upon
the account of funds received by the
City Treasurer.
See. 3. The tax and license upon dogs
hereinabove specified and established
shall be paid to the City Clerk as herein
provided by the owner or owners or
keeper or keepers of such dogs on or be
fore the 10th day of May of each and
every year. In ease of a failure by or
on the part of such owner or keeper to
pay the tax and license upon such dog,
the said dog shall be surrendered up by
the owner or keeper thereof upon the
demand of and to the officer appointed
by the Mayor to collect dogs upon which
the tax and license has not been paid as
hereinabOve provided.
Sec. 4. Any person or firm being the
owner or keeper of any dog, male OF
female, who shall refuse to pay the tax
and license therefor as hereinabove pro-
vided, and refuse to surrender such dog
to the person authorized to collect dogs
upon which the tax and license has not
been paid, shall, upon conviction thereof
before the Municipal Court of said city,
be fined in a sum of not less than five
$50 dollars nor more than twenty-five
(S25) dollars.
Sec. 5. Any and all ordinances or
parts of ordinances contravening the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
See. s. This ordinance shall take
etfe t and be in force from and after its
passage.
Yeas-Ald. Conley. O'Connor, Petsch.
Cullen, Ryan. Weber, Kenny, Kahn,
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.. Wee
PreSident-13.
NEys-AId. Sanb0rn-1.
Passed May 3, 1887.
JOHN DOWLAN,
Vice President of Council
Approved May 5. 1887.
ROBERT \. SMITH, Mayor.
Attest:
THOMAS A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.